Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky strongly objected after Vice President JD Vance asserted in a Saturday post on X that « Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military. »
« JD ‘I don’t give a s[—]’ Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the ‘highest and best use of the military.’ Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? Did he ever wonder what might happen if the accused were immediately executed without trial or representation?? » Senator Paul wrote. « What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial. »
In a Truth Social post last week, President Donald Trump shared video footage of what he said was « a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists » who he said « were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States. »
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Someone responded to Vance by writing that, « Killing the citizens of another nation who are civilians without any due process is called a war crime. »
But the vice president swiftly fired back.
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« I don’t give a s[—] what you call it, » Vance declared.
GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio pushed back against Paul.
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« What’s really despicable is defending foreign terrorist drug traffickers who are *directly* responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans in Kentucky and Ohio. JD understands that our first responsibility is to protect the life and liberty of American citizens, » Moreno wrote on on X.
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Publish date : 2025-09-08 10:01:00
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